MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Titan Q]

Unofficial list of CCIW recruits (4/21/10)...

Augustana
* P.J. Killean (6-3 G, Maine South H.S.)
* Sam Savaglio (6-1 G, Tremper H.S., Kenosha, WI)
* Kevin Schlitter (6-8 C, Maine South H.S.)


Carthage
* Nick Bauch (6-7 F/C, Rockford Boylan H.S.)
* Scott Suchy (6-1 G, Genoa-Kingston H.S.)


Elmhurst


Illinois Wesleyan
* Nick Anderson (6-9 F/C, Edwardsville H.S.)
* Victor Davis (6-5 F, Galesburg H.S.)
* Joe LaTulip (5-10 PG, Prospect H.S.)
* Brady Zimmer (6-4 G, Delavan H.S.)


Millikin


North Central


North Park


Wheaton

[Mr. Ypsi]

Sam Savaglio, a 6-foot-1 guard from Kenosha Tremper is heading to Augustana.

He was a first-team All-Southeast Conference and first-team All-Kenosha County selection.

Senior season -- 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, shot 79 percent from the free-throw line (64-of-81). He scored 753 career points.

I'm always intrigued when a CCIW school gets a recruit from another team's town.

Do you happen to know - was Carthage simply not interested, or were they eliminated BECAUSE they were 'hometown'?

[Pat Coleman]

Brian Van Haaften of Buena Vista is currently the second-ranked active coach in D3 in terms of career winning percentage, trailing only Don Lofton of Mississippi College.

I would be careful with that pronouncement. The list you link to is not updated through this past season yet, and BVU went 15-12.

[Gregory Sager]

Brian Van Haaften of Buena Vista is currently the second-ranked active coach in D3 in terms of career winning percentage, trailing only Don Lofton of Mississippi College.

I would be careful with that pronouncement. The list you link to is not updated through this past season yet, and BVU went 15-12.

Nice catch, Pat. After the 2009-10 season Van Haaften dropped down from second to fourth among active coaches:

Don Lofton, Mississippi College	130-37	.778
Steve Moore, Wooster	625-191	.765
Pat Miller, UW-Whitewater	192-61	.759
Brian Van Haaften, Buena Vista	293-97	.751

Van Haaften barely held on to fourth place at .75128 at season's end, as Glenn Van Wieren of Hope retires with a .7508 career mark.

Sorry, coebball, but you lost your bet. Blame it on the two Pats.

[dansand]

A rundown of Augie's recruiting class as of now:

Austin Lusson, LaGrange, IL (Lyons Township HS)
6-1, 165, guard...Coaches have compared him to Pat Brusveen...West Suburban Silver all-conference and Suburban Life all-area selection as a senior...Connected on 45 percent of his three-point attempts and 83 percent from the free throw line...Averaged 8.2 points and 2.4 assists per game for a Lyons team that finished 26-2 overall and won the West Suburban Silver championship at 11-1.

Sam Calcagno, Rochester, MN (Mayo HS)
5-10, 145, point guard...Third on the school's career assist list with 210...Team MVP as a senior...averaged 11.2 points and four assists a game...85 percent free throw shooter...His 37-point game in the playoffs tied the third-highest scoring game in school history...Second team All-Big Nine Conference selection...Averaged 10.4 points and 4.1 assists per game as a junior...Honorable mention All-Big Nine...Also lettered as a sophomore for a 24-5 Spartan squad that reached the state quarterfinals.

Kevin Schlitter, Park Ridge, IL (Maine South HS)
6-8, 275, center...Missed his senior season with a torn ACL...Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A special mention All-State and Central Suburban League South all-conference pick as a junior...Pioneer Press and Bugle all-area...Tri-captain and team MVP...Led the team in scoring (13.6 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg), field goal percentage (.645) and blocked shots (1.5 bpg)...Field goal percentage as a junior was a school record, as was his .582 career mark...Also set school records for rebounds in a game (19) and blocked shots in a game (4)...Averaged 10 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore...Pioneer Press all-area...Played for former Augustana players, head coach Tony Lavorato (1991-95) and assistant Mike Nee (1999-2003) at Maine South.

P.J. Killean, Park Ridge, IL (Maine South HS)
6-3, 195, guard...Two-time captain at Maine South...Two-time all-conference performer in the Central Suburban League South...Earned all-state recognition from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association twice—honorable mention as a junior year and a special mention as a senior...Averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game for a 28-6 sectional champion Hawk squad as a senior...Shot .383 from the field and connected on 48 of 136 (.353) three point attempts and 93 of 115 (.809) free throws...Hold school records for steals in a season (73), career (133) and game (8)...Second team all-area Pioneer Press and Bugle all-area...Averaged 7.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a junior...shot .414 from the field, .367 from three-point range and .690 from the free throw line.

Sean Finn, Davenport, IA (Assumption HS)
6-2, 185, point guard...Team captain as a senior on a 23-4 Assumption squad that finished third in the Iowa Class 3A state tournament...Averaged 9.6 points, 4.9 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals a game and shot .732 from the free throw line...Second team All-Mississippi Athletic Conference selection...Honorable mention Quad-City Times all-metro...Iowa all-substate pick...Second team all-conference and honorable mention all-metro selection as a junior...averaged 12.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals...Honorable mention All-Mississippi Athletic Conference selection in football...Competed 50.6 percent of his passes for 1,526 yards and nine touchdowns in two varsity seasons.

Sam Savaglio, Kenosha, WI (Tremper HS)
6-1, 165, guard...Averaged 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and shot .790 from the free throw line as a senior...First team All-Southeast Conference...Kenosha News first team all-county...Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Top 100 Senior...Averaged 11.2 points per game as a junior...Shot 60 percent from the field and over 40 percent from three-point range...Second team all-conference and all-county...Averaged 8.5 points as a sophomore...Honorable mention all-conference and all-county.

Curtis Allbaugh, Ferryville, WI (North Crawford HS)
6-0, 150, guard...2010 WBCA Division 4 1st team All-State...2010 Ridge & Valley Conference Player of the Year...Averaged 22.2 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals per game as a senior for a 21-4 conference championship team...52% field goal shooter...Three of the team's four losses came with Allbaugh out of the lineup...2009 Ridge & Valley Conference Co-Player of the Year...Averaged 14.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 5.1 apg for a 20-2 undefeated conference championship team as a junior.

[Titan Q]

6-5 PF Andrew Ziemnik from Oswego H.S. is heading to Illinois Wesleyan.  Ziemnik earned 4th team IBCA all-state honors, averaging 18.5 ppg and 11.3 rpg in 2009-10.     As a junior, he averaged 16.7 ppg and 10.2 rpg.  

I've never seen Ziemnik play, but everything I find about him on the net suggests he is an extremely hard worker, a relentless rebounder, a very physical player on both ends, very versatile (can score inside and outside), and kid who just knows how to play the game.  I think the biggest question mark surrounding Ziemnik is his height.  I have seen him listed at both 6-4 and 6-5 in various places.  It's safe to say he will be undersized in the CCIW vs 6-6 and 6-7 post players.      

It looks like we could have a Johnny Damon/Yankees situation here with the hair...

http://yourseason.suntimes.com/playeroftheweek/1486813,031909-oswego-andrew-ziemnik-player-week.article


We'll have to see how that drama unfolds.

I believe Ziemnik chose IWU over UW-Whitewater.

[Titan Q]

Unofficial list of CCIW recruits (4/22/10)...

Augustana
* Sam Calcagno (5-10 PG, Mayo H.S., Rochester, MN) new
* Sean Finn (6-2 PG, Assumption H.S., Davenport, IA)  new
* P.J. Killean (6-3 G, Maine South H.S.)
* Austin Lusson (6-1 G, Lyons Township)  new
* Sam Savaglio (6-1 G, Tremper H.S., Kenosha, WI)
* Kevin Schlitter (6-8 C, Maine South H.S.)


Carthage
* Nick Bauch (6-7 F/C, Rockford Boylan H.S.)
* Scott Suchy (6-1 G, Genoa-Kingston H.S.)


Elmhurst


Illinois Wesleyan
* Nick Anderson (6-9 F/C, Edwardsville H.S.)
* Victor Davis (6-5 F, Galesburg H.S.)
* Joe LaTulip (5-10 PG, Prospect H.S.)
* Mike Mayberger (6-5 SF, St. Louis U. High, Mo.)  new
* Andrew Ziemnik (6-5 PF, Oswego H.S.)  new
* Brady Zimmer (6-4 G, Delavan H.S.)


Millikin


North Central


North Park


Wheaton

[Titan Q]

(Updated 4/22)

IBCA all-staters heading to Division III schools...


3A/4A team

* Victor Davis (6-5 F, Galesburg), 3rd team - Illinois Wesleyan

* Alan Aboona (6-1 PG, St. Viator), 4th team - Washington U.

* Chris Klimek (6-5 F, Fremd), 4th team - Washington U.

* Andrew Ziemnik (6-5 PF, Oswego), 4th team - Illinois Wesleyan  new

* Kevin Bischoff (6-1 PG, Normal), Special Mention - Washington U.

* P.J. Killean (6-3 G, Maine South), Special Mention - Augustana

* Joe LaTulip (5-10 PG, Prospect), Special Mention - Illinois Wesleyan

* Nick Bauch (6-7 F/C, Rockford Boylan), Honorable Mention - Carthage

* Josh Rappaport (6-3 F, Grayslake Central), Honorable Mention - St. Norbert


1A/2A team

* Brady Zimmer (6-4 G, Delavan), 1st team - Illinois Wesleyan

* Scott Suchy (6-1 G, Genoa-Kingston), 3rd team - Carthage

* Tyler Mitchell (6-2 G, Ziegler-Royalton), Honorable Mention - Greenville



Please let me know who I am missing and I'll update.

[augiefan]

Well it looks like Augie addressed their desperate need for guards to compliment their strong core of returning interior players. I know little about any of their recruits, as the Illinois recruits come from large schools, where they were not All Staters like IWU's recruits, but they may have been a bit overshadowed by competition against DI and DII recruits in their Chicago suburban conferences. The out of state recruits do not appear to have been highly regarded enough to have made All State teams, but they look like they have some capacity to play at the CCIW level.

Some of these guard recruits stand a good chance to play their freshman year, if they can shoot the 3 pointer with any consistency and can make FTs at 70% or better. FT shooting was a huge shortcoming on Augie's team this past season, so hopefully help is on the way.

[Titan Q]

Well it looks like Augie addressed their desperate need for guards to compliment their strong core of returning interior players. I know little about any of their recruits, as the Illinois recruits come from large schools, where they were not All Staters like IWU's recruits, but they may have been a bit overshadowed by competition against DI and DII recruits in their Chicago suburban conferences.

Actually, 4 of the 5 IWU recruits from Illinois are from "big" schools (3A/4A) too - all except Zimmer (1A Delavan).  

(The Missouri kid - Mayberger, from SLUH - is also from a big school.)

[Titan Q]

* Mike Mayberger (6-5 SF, St. Louis U. High, Mo.)  new

High school stats...

12.1 ppg/5.5 rpg

121-287 FG (.422)
37-95 3-pt (.390)
59-73 FT (.808)

http://stlhighschoolsports.com/sports/basketballboys/09/stats/overall230.php

http://stlhighschoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mike-mayberger.jpg


Mayberger is a 6-5 wing...he reminds me a little of IWU junior reserve Matt Schick.

[AndOne]

6-5 PF Andrew Ziemnik from Oswego H.S. is heading to Illinois Wesleyan.  Ziemnik earned 4th team IBCA all-state honors, averaging 18.5 ppg and 11.3 rpg in 2009-10.     As a junior, he averaged 16.7 ppg and 10.2 rpg.  

I've never seen Ziemnik play, but everything I find about him on the net suggests he is an extremely hard worker, a relentless rebounder, a very physical player on both ends, very versatile (can score inside and outside), and kid who just knows how to play the game.  I think the biggest question mark surrounding Ziemnik is his height.  I have seen him listed at both 6-4 and 6-5 in various places.  It's safe to say he will be undersized in the CCIW vs 6-6 and 6-7 post players.      

It looks like we could have a Johnny Damon/Yankees situation here with the hair...

http://yourseason.suntimes.com/playeroftheweek/1486813,031909-oswego-andrew-ziemnik-player-week.article


We'll have to see how that drama unfolds.

I believe Ziemnik chose IWU over UW-Whitewater.

Andrew Ziemnik, or "Baby Jesus" as he is affectionately known in the far western Chicago suburban area basketball circles, was so much of a done deal for Wesleyan that most teams stopped active recruiting him by the end of January. By that time it had been widely reported that his sister is an IWU student, and that Andrew was almost certain to follow in her footsteps.

Andrew is an excellent student and a very good basketball player. I believe he ranked something like 23rd in his class at the end of his junior year. Accurately listed as 6'4" he plays at about a 6'6" or 6'7" level. He is a tenacious rebounder who is equally adapt at at scoring inside or stepping out and hitting the 3.
Most of his inside scoring results when he starts out in a corner, usually the left, takes a pass, and drives the baseline to power up between 2 defenders. While somewhat of a wild child on the court, he is more quiet and introverted otherwise.
I have never seen Wesleyan recruit Davis of Galesburg play, but I'll bet Ziemnik can hold his own against him.
I believe the only reason it took this long for word of his enrollment at Wesleyan to surface is that he was waiting/hoping for a low D1 or perhaps a D2 offer. The most likely reason this didn't materialize is that Andrew's foot speed would be classified as falling somewhere below the norm for the higher divisional levels.

[Titan Q]

I believe the only reason it took this long for word of his enrollment at Wesleyan to surface is that he was waiting/hoping for a low D1 or perhaps a D2 offer.

There is word out there that Ziemnik committed to IWU in early April...

http://yourseason.suntimes.com/boys_basketball/2149041,040810-phillips-davis.article

I just missed it.

[Titan Q]

North Central getting Brock Pezanoski, a 6-3 SF from LaSalle-Peru H.S...

http://www.newstrib.com/articles/sports/todays-n-t-sports/default.asp?Article=20530&aname=Pezanoski+to+North+Central

(Photo of him signing a "national letter of intent" included.)


Pezanoski was named Special Mention all-state on the IBCA 3A/4A team.

[Titan Q]

Unofficial list of CCIW recruits (4/24/10)...

Augustana
* Sam Calcagno (5-10 PG, Mayo H.S., Rochester, MN)
* Sean Finn (6-2 PG, Assumption H.S., Davenport, IA)  
* P.J. Killean (6-3 G, Maine South H.S.)
* Austin Lusson (6-1 G, Lyons Township)  
* Sam Savaglio (6-1 G, Tremper H.S., Kenosha, WI)
* Kevin Schlitter (6-8 C, Maine South H.S.)


Carthage
* Nick Bauch (6-7 F/C, Rockford Boylan H.S.)
* Scott Suchy (6-1 G, Genoa-Kingston H.S.)


Elmhurst


Illinois Wesleyan
* Nick Anderson (6-9 F/C, Edwardsville H.S.)
* Victor Davis (6-5 F, Galesburg H.S.)
* Joe LaTulip (5-10 PG, Prospect H.S.)
* Mike Mayberger (6-5 SF, St. Louis U. High, Mo.)  
* Andrew Ziemnik (6-4 F, Oswego H.S.)  
* Brady Zimmer (6-4 G, Delavan H.S.)


Millikin


North Central
* Brock Pezanoski (6-3 SF, LaSalle-Peru H.S.)  new


North Park


Wheaton